The Federation of GIT is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 8 million GITians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 48.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fair GITian economy, worth 247 billion Zigas a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,962 Zigas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit, the tenet of free speech is held dear, viewers get headaches from trying to read the screen full of small print warnings that precede most TV shows, and it is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. GIT's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

GIT is ranked 184,398^th in the world and 1,622^nd in the West Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 61.89 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.